Bitter gourd
Also called bitter melon, bitter gourd is a vegetable used in India and other Asian countries. The fruit and seeds are used as food and also to make medicine.
Purported medicine use
Although the bitter melon is used for diabetes, stomach and intestinal problems, to promote menstruation, and many other conditions, there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.
Other names
African Cucumber, Ampalaya, Balsam Pear, Balsam-Apple, Balsambirne, Balsamine, Balsamo, Bitter Apple, Bitter Cucumber, Bitter Gourd, Bittergurke, Carilla Fruit, Carilla Gourd, Cerasee, Chinli-Chih, Concombre Africain, Courge Amère, Cundeamor, Fructus Mormordicae Grosvenori, Karavella, Karela, Kareli, kakara kaya, Kathilla, Kerala, Korolla, Kuguazi, K'u-Kua, Lai Margose, Margose, Melón Amargo, Melon Amer, Momordica, Momordica charantia, Momordica murcata, Momordique, Paroka, Pepino Montero, Poire Balsamique, Pomme de Merveille, P'u-T'ao, Sorosi, Sushavi, Ucche, Vegetable insulin, Wild Cucumber.
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